Thank you both, Heather and Doc, for this call and response. It’s a gift.
Love,
Alice

> On Sep 19, 2023, at 3:14 PM, James Ayres <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thank you, Heather.  Your letter prompted this:
> 
> by John Donne
> 
> No man is an island,
> Entire of itself.
> Each is a piece of the continent,
> A part of the main.
> If a clod be washed away by the sea,
> Europe is the less.
> As well as if a promontory were.
> As well as if a manor of thine own
> Or of thine friend's were.
> Each man's death diminishes me,
> For I am involved in mankind.
> 
>> On Sep 19, 2023, at 1:07 PM, Heather Dolstra <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dearest Doc,
>>  
>> I have struggled for the past 4 days with such sadness over this news and 
>> didn’t know what to do with that feeling, considering that I never met 
>> James.   It didn’t even seem right to join in with my own message of 
>> condolence.  However, it occurred to me that in the theatre, as in all art, 
>> we may not “know” the actor, performer, or artist but that doesn’t mean that 
>> we are not profoundly moved by their existence.  In reading all the lovely 
>> messages from Ancianos (and those of more recent vintage) I realize that the 
>> Winedale family is like a big pool and everything that happens to one of us 
>> creates a ripple that is felt by all.   A palpable loss to those of you who 
>> had known James for years is also a loss felt by those of us who passed 
>> through prior to his arrival on the Winedale stage.
>>  
>> With much love to all,
>>  
>> Heather Dolstra
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> From: James Ayres <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2023 7:05 PM
>> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>>; Shakespeare Winedale 
>> <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> Subject: [Winedale-l] James Loehlin
>>  
>> After a lengthy and bold struggle with pancreatic cancer, James has passed 
>> away.  We have lost a brilliant colleague, scholar, actor, director, 
>> student, and kind friend.  He loved Shakespeare, teaching, and all of his 
>> students. And he loved the barn at Winedale.  This is a very sad time.  
>> Please keep Laurel in your thoughts and prayers.
>>  
>> Peace and love to every one of you.
>>  
>> Love,
>>  
>> Doc
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Jim (Doc) Ayres
>> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
>> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
>> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
> 
> Jim (Doc) Ayres
> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
> 
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